Chumming and Plankton Fish Catching Tips
In night fishing 95% of success is determined before your line is
wet. It is recommended to start an evening feeding frenzy along
the food chain with your big game fish as the final predator.
I know what you are thinking. It’s just not that easy. Well it is
easier than you think! While the “The Evening Secret” is the most
effective tool to bring swarms of feeding fish, here are a couple
of other tips that have also proven very effective.
Proper chumming
The darker the skies get, the more fish rely on their senses of
smell and movement. The fish must sense either wounded prey
moving, or the smell of food. A good method for this is to set
out a good chum line. Drop your strip bait into the chum, or fish
live bait just out side the slick, or at the bottom.
Most species of fish, in either freshwater or saltwater, are
predominantly night feeders. If you are able to get a fish
feeding frenzy going with either the chum line, even those fish
that don’t normally feed at night will jump into the swarm of
feeding. One of the best things about fishing when the skies get
darker are that fish are much more cooperative at night. The
larger of almost every fish species is more willing to bite
because they are less wary and have a harder time seeing line or
leader.
Typically, when the evening food chain has been started, the
larger fish will be deeper. If you aren’t getting hits, bring
your bait up a little and catch the smaller skinny ones for
awhile. Remember to keep checking deep, the big ones will
eventually come. All that food is too hard to resist!
When fishing at night, the use of berley is essential! Use a deep
water berley system, such as The Secret Weapon, to get a heap of
berley down to the bottom before it gets dark. This is a very
effective method that many fishermen either aren’t aware of or
don’t use.
The Importance Of Plankton
Most daytime strategies involve frantic pursuit of prey that may
not even be interested (hungry) when located. At night, the key
is to find the plankton, relax and entice the big game to come to
you. The key is locating the plankton, not necessarily your game
fish.
You can use daylight hours to locate large quantities of plankton
– this is where the fish will feed at night. Most species of bait
fish feed on plankton, so it is important to know where a lot of
plankton is located.
As you are searching for an anchor spot, make sure to be on the
lookout for “stained water”. This is water that contains plankton
and or the nutrients that attract plankton. You want to target
stained water that is 45 – 70 feet deep.
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